From Wikipedia and other sources. It was quite difficult to find out about him.
Christopher Parker (1761-1794?, another source said he died in 1804) He became a captain in 1779 and Rear Admiral in 1795 and Vice Admiral in 1801. He commanded the frigate HMS Lowestoff "t"? a 32-gun fifth rate in 1780 and was involved in the capture of Omoa.
Lord Horatio Nelson was on the Lowestoff at one time. It was wrecked August 10, 1801 at Caicos Passage in the Caribbean Sea.
Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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